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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M15534
People
Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch (Mühlbracht 1558 - 1617 Haarlem, Netherlands)
Title
Mercury and Argus
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1585
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Netherlands
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/256797

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate (oval): 8.4 × 6.3 cm (3 5/16 × 2 1/2 in.)
sheet: 9.2 × 7.1 cm (3 5/8 × 2 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, lower left: HG[monogram]. f.
  • collector's mark: verso, brown stamp with graphite numbering above: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] M15534
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: H Goltzius / W20 / P11.[?] / H138 / DTMA BS7 / B. 157

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 152, Bartsch 157, Hollstein 138

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Fernando Zóbel de Ayala
Object Number
M15534
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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